Thursday, September 30, 2010

What I Packed for New York

Since my NYC trip was primarily for work, my number one must have: a suit. Went for a black, heavier weight skirt suit that travels well. St. John. Knew I could wear the pieces together for a dressier work look or seperately for play.


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Then I selected the shoes. I always build my outfits from the ground up. I'm just a shoe whore like that. Opted for Steve Madden boots, Manolo Blahnik kitten heels and Tory Burch booties. All relatively practical.

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Next I packed a sexy but sophisticated Black Halo that I bought months ago but haven't dared to wear. It's kinda tight like a sausage casing. Bought it with the goal of losing some weight. Which never works.

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Brought some military green and sequins.  Love the unexpected combinations.  It's usually what makes someone at least appear stylish.

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Decided on one long skirt and several short skirts. Two pairs of jeggings and 3 of tights.

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Prints galore, j'adore.

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Polka dots.  Cannot get enough. Ever.

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Scarves. To wrap around my head, neck or purse handle. For an extra bit of schuz.

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Two belts and two bags. Plus loads of jewlery. Remember accessories are the easiest way to reinvent outfits.  They will take a simple outfit to chic with little effort.  



And sadly I brought along my vintage Burberry trench. As predicted it rained cats and dogs on Monday and Tuesday. The ONLY two days I was going to have to be hustling around the city in conference wear. 

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Here's how happy me and my hair were about that

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Here's how happy me and my mouth were about a close encounter with Ben Stiller later that night.

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Ben Stiller stalking=worth putting up with bad hair.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

A Denim Shirt, a Turban & a Peach...U MAMI!

Does the universe ever conspire against you?  It apparently hates me and my Peach. For weeks, we'd been so excited for my 10 day trip to NYC. Aside from gorging and shopping, we'd been planning on getting out of town for my first Hamptons trip.  LOVE!

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So of COURSE something had to go wrong. Phantom needed Peach in LA the exact days I was going to be NYC.  DOH!!!!

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Well not exactly exact.  We had a few hours of overlap. So we chose to do what we do best: pig.



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I am not ashamed to say I have never been to Umami Burger.  I know I know. It's the best burger in LA blah blah blah.  But you don't see me nekkid.  I really gotta stop with the hogging. 


But having a Peach in town constitutes a special occasion. Plus the Hollywood location is near the Pantages, where the Phantom national tour will be coming to an end on Halloween.Get your tix now!


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Don't think Peach quite knew what I got him into until they brought the burgers out.

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That's all kinds of chiles on my burger and a parmasean crisp on his. BOTH HEAVENLY!  Not heavy or particularly greasy. Everything just tasted fresh and nuanced. 

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We were extremely happy bestie piglets.


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Who wouldn't be with tempura onion rings.




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Or a MILK ice cream sandwich for desserty

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For this hogfest, I debuted my new denim H&M button down.  Love the fading on it.  And the $20 price tag. Didn't want to invest too much since I was worried it would make me feel like a Texas truck driver.

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As with brogues, my top tips for werking this trend are: pair it with feminine pieces or show alot of leg. Going to try to work up to denim on denim.  But think it might be too much construction worker for my inner drag queen to take.  


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One thing my inner drag queen looooves:  my F21 turban headband.  Wore it special for Peach.


He's obsessed with this fierce mystery lady that he sees all over NYC. She lives in turbans.


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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

10 Fall 2010 Trends I Heart

Cut out shoulders

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Socks with heels

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Cat eyes
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Polka dots
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Leopard print

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Gym rat pants

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Brogues

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Red

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Mad Men Mid Calf Dresses

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Neutrals

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